big mods

[stubbie65]

hi people im thinking of getting this fc windowless panel van from a farmer and yeah its been out in the open for god knows how long but last time i saw it it was still in reasonable nik. anyway was asking if im going to be doing the right thing because id like to put a chevy v8 something like a 350. and what are the things id like to know what are the mods i have to do this any feed back would be great thanks............. stubbie

[MikeM]

Stubbie,

Just the motor and engineering is a lot of work but if you are prepared to take the time (and spend the money - it aint cheap) go for it.   

You will need to take care of subframes, brakes, steering, wheels, diffs -- everything except the panels.  I didnt appreciate the effort when I undertook a v6 conversion but I am getting close the licencing after quite a few years. I am not in the trade so it seemed to take twice as long as it needed to just to find people who could do what I needed.

I used CRS, Pat Gardnier and a cast of smaller guys (Rods Racks - he is the best, cant recomend him enough) to get a lot of my stuff done. 

Cheers
Mike